The smell of bacon woke Victoria up. She almost gagged from the smell. Looking over on the other side of the bed, she notices Joy wasn't in bed, but obviously in the kitchen, hence the bacon smell.

'Jeez, Joy…you know I'm a vegetarian!' Victoria shouts groggily, as she pulls on a long shirt, heading out to the kitchen.

'Chill, love. It is just vegan bacon I bought from the health food market.' Joy rushes to check on the bacon. She watches as Victoria stares at the bacon, and slips her arms around her waist.

'Babe, why don't you start on the pancakes, okay?'

She smiles, pressing a few kisses against Victoria's neck. Victoria moans softly then turns to Joy, nodding.

'Alright, my dear. Pancakes it is.'

Joy smiles and Victoria heads to the fridge to gather the ingredients. She grabs what she needs, and goes to the cupboard for a bowl. Reaching for a spatula from the utensils, she carefully begins to put the ingredients in, one by one, and then takes the spatula, stirring it in a circular motion. When the batter was mixed and ready, she pours it onto the griddle that Joy bought her for Christmas the year before. She stands there, watching the pancakes intently; when she feels something, or someone for that matter, wrap her arms around her waist. Leaning back, she finds Joy.

'I just came to see how you were doing…'

Victoria smiles lovingly, kissing her on the lips.

'Everything's looking good right now…oh and I nearly forgot in our little tiff about the bacon…good morning, my wifey.'

Joy smiles sweetly, returning the kiss. 'Good morning to you too, love.'

Victoria notices the pancakes being ready to be all flipped, and she carefully flips them as Joy watches admiringly.

'What time is Mel dropping off Sade? I want to be sure, so I can take a shower and be presentable. Our daughter doesn't need to see us like this.'

Joy thinks for a moment, and says, 'This afternoon. Mel's taking her to the zoo. She told me she'd call when she brings Sadie back home.'

Pouring the two glasses of orange juice she sets the glasses down on the table, and the plate of vegan bacon. Victoria and Joy together get the pancakes on the plate, and Joy turns off the griddle.

'There, breakfast made. Wasn't so hard, was it?' she smiles, setting the plate down next to the other plates. She leans in to kiss Victoria.

'Nope, it was not at all hard, dear. Not hard one bit.'

They eat together in the kitchen, chatting happily with each other about this and that, and even flirting a little during breakfast.

'This is amazing. We work well together.'

Victoria leans in, and gives her a kiss on the cheek. Joy smiles sweetly at her, knowing that it was a compliment.

'I knew that you don't eat meat, don't like bacon, so I bought vegan bacon so you wouldn't hate that I was eating meat in front of you. And this vegetarian pancake batter isn't half bad, don't you agree?'

Victoria takes a bite of her pancake. 'It's not bad really, my dear. Takes a lot of time to get used to, especially if you've never ate anything vegetarian.' She pats Joy on the shoulder.

'Thanks for being supportive and all.'

Joy smiles sweetly, 'Tori, that's what friends do, and that's what I'd assume lovers would too. Support each other.'

Victoria takes another bite of pancake, finishing it, smiles, setting her fork down on the plate.

'True. I've kept to that promise, supporting you and Sadie. You're a good mother, Joy.'

Joy grins, 'As are you, Tori. I think you have given Sadie what you neglected to give Emmy, Oscar and Tony. You've given her a loving, caring mother.'

Victoria raises an eyebrow. 'I cared for my other children, it was just I didn't seem to give them much love, and they resented me for that. I bought their love, like how I gave Emmy breast implants for her sixteenth birthday, or Tony that Ferrari that he wanted from that car magazine. Sadie on the other hand, we spend time together at the beach, building sandcastles. She lets me braid her hair or read her stories about horses and other animals. I had a difficult childhood, you know that.'

She sighs, and Joy puts an arm around her.

'I know, babe. I did too. We both did.'

She presses Victoria into a hug. Smiling, she whispers in Victoria's ear, 'And babe, we're going to change that pattern. We're going to be the best parents ever.'

Victoria smiles and they part, looking at each other lovingly.

'You mean the best we can be, right?'

Joy sighs, and then smiles. 'Yes, my dear. The best parents we can be.'

Victoria throws her arms around Joy, hugging her.